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Why cant the whole moon be seen from earth?
A2. The Moon keeps one side locked towards Earth. Thus whether it were illuminated or not, we can never see the far side of the Moon.Incidentally, there is a marvellous movie of the complete Lunar cycle under Moon/Tidal effects in Wikipedia.A1. The sun casts a light on one side of the moon and the other side is a dark shadow. So if there is a half moon, for example, from earth, we can see half of the lighted side and half of the dark side, which makes it look like the moon is cut in half. Since the Earth rotates, we can see a different side every night, and that's how we can see more or less of the lighted side of the moon. For a new moon, Earth can see the whole dark side and none of the lighted side. For a full moon, Earth can see the whole lighted side and none of the dark side.
What couldn't you see if you lived on the far side of the moon?
The earth !
Will you ever see the far side of the moon from earth?
Certainly not in our lifetime.
Which side of moon is always facing the earth?
The side we always see, of course. This is called the "near side". The side we don't see is called the "far side".
What is the phrase when you see the entire side of the moon facing the earth?
The side of the moon we see is properly called the "near side" as we always see this face. The other side, facing away from the earth, is the "far side". As different regions of the moon see sunlight as it orbits the earth, it is usually incorrect to call any side the "dark side"
Why can you not stand on earth and see the far side of the moon?
The Moon is tidally locked to Earth; the Moon's "day" and the Moon's month are the same length. So the "near side" of the Moon always faces the Earth, and the "far side" always faces away from Earth.
When do you see the whole lighted part of the moon?
When the Moon is the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun.
Which side of the moon faces earth when the moon orbits the earth?
-- The visible side.-- The outside.It's usually called the "near side" of the Moon. The side we can't see is calledthe "far side".
Can we ever see the far side of the moon?
No, the far side is always pointing away from Earth, but it is not always dark. It has day and night, just like the near side.We have photographed the far side, but we cannot see it through a telescope.
Why do we only see the ''near side'' of the moon and never the far side?
The moon spins at the same speed that it orbits the earth so we always see the same side.
Why can't the people of India see the back side of the moon?
The Moon spins at the same rate that it orbits the Earth; once every 27 days. Because of that, the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth. Before the Soviet Luna space probes which took photos of the far side of the Moon, no one had ever known what it looked like. People of India cannot see the far side of the Moon? The People of EARTH cannot see the far side of the Moon.
When you look at the moon and see a waxing crescent from Earth why can't you see the entire side of the moon that is facing you?
You don't see the whole side of the moon because the bright side of the moon is a "reflection" of the sun.
